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RE: nesting of AC_CHECK_PROG ?
From: |
Guus LEEUW |
Subject: |
RE: nesting of AC_CHECK_PROG ? |
Date: |
Wed, 20 Oct 2004 10:37:07 +0200 |
> From: address@hidden
> [mailto:address@hidden On Behalf
> Of Stepan Kasal
>
> Hi,
> you mailed your problem to both autoconf and automake
> lists. I think it's pure autoconf question. so we should not
> continue with the discussion on the automake list.
>
> On Tue, Oct 19, 2004 at 01:40:05PM -0400, Yasunari Tosa wrote:
> > Unfortunately AC_CHECK_PROG() nesting does not work:
> >
> > AC_CHECK_PROG([TIXWISH], [tixwish],[tixwish],
> > [ AC_CHECK_PROG([TIXWISH], [tixwish8.1.8.3], [tixwish8.1.8.3],
> > [AC_MSG_ERROR("FATAL: tixwish cannot be found")])
> > ])
>
> The third and fourth parameter of this macro is a _value_
> which would be assigned to the variable. You cannot put
> there shell code or a macro which expands to shell code.
What if Yasunari uses something (similar to|like) eval or backticks around
the to-be-expanded macro?
Is that going to be portable?
Guus